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revitaliseBallot result and action plans

Almost 5,000 Scottish Nursery Nurses have voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action in their long running campaign for a Scottish review and reassessment of their pay, following major changes in their jobs and responsibilities.

Action Plans from 20 May

The strike action voted for by 5,000 nursery nurses will start with a two-day strike across most of Scotland. In addition a boycott of additional duties that have been added to nursery nurse jobs since the last pay review 15 years ago, starts on the first day of action and will continue indefinitely.

The action will take place from 20 May, strikes being on Tuesday and Wednesday in parts of Scotland and Wednesday and Thursday in others. Further local and Scotland-wide action is part of a report to the union's National Emergency Committee which meets on Monday.

Tuesday 20 May and Wednesday 21 May - East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, Inverclyde, Dumfries and Galloway, Glasgow City, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, East and West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire, Shetland and Orkney.

On Wednesday 21 May they will be joined by colleagues in Edinburgh, East-, Mid- and West Lothian, Borders, Fife, Stirling, Falkirk, Perth & Kinross and Dundee. These branches will also be on strike on Thursday 22 May.

Branches also striking on Wednesday 21 May alone will be Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll & Bute, Clackmannanshire, Highland, South Lanarkshire, Moray and the Western Isles.

Extra duties that will be boycotted include observation, recording assessment and evaluation processes, planning and development tasks, student training, all work outwith normal working hours, and all clerical, janitorial and cleaning tasks.

"We will be varying the action that nursery nurses will be taking." Said Carol Ball, Chair of UNISONScotland's Nursery Nurses Working Party. "Whilst we will be boycotting extra duties across the country, we will be taking strike action at different times in different areas. This is to try and minimise the disruption to parents whilst maintaining the highest possible public profile of nursery nurses."

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Glasgow Rally: March and rally for striking nursery nurses in Glasgow on Tuesday 20 May, Assembling at India Street at 11.00am and Marching to George Square for a rally at 12.15pm.

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Edinburgh Rally: 12.30pm Wednesday 21 May, outside City Chambers High Street, Edinburgh.

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Ballot Result 12 May 2003

In a 64% return over 90% voted to take strike action and action short of strike action.

The ballot was carried out between 25 Apr and 9 May. 4,500 papers were issued and a 64% return was received. Two questions were asked in the ballot, asking nursery nurses if they were prepared to take a) strike action and/or b) action short of a strike. The result was a 90% vote in favour of both actions. The Action will start on 20 May.

 

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